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Zusatztext Praise for Heaven's Fall : “[O]ne of the bestter sci-fi trilogies of recent years...hard sci-fi with heart! a combination that results in an impactful tale powerfully told.”— The Maine Edge Praise for the previous novel in the series! Heaven's War : “Fans of hard SF delighted in Heaven’s Shadow ! a solid and engrossing novel in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein…Now Heaven’s War takes the story to the next level.”—George R. R. Martin! #1 New York Times bestselling author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels Informationen zum Autor David S. Goyer is a screenwriter, film director, and comic book writer. His work includes Batman Begins , The Dark Knight , and Man of Steel . He is the creator of the television series FlashForward and Da Vinci’s Demons . Michael Cassutt is a television producer, scriptwriter, and author. His TV work includes The Twilight Zone , Max Headroom , and Eerie, Indiana . His novels include Missing Man and Red Moon . Klappentext Mankind's first contact with extraterrestrial life led to an incredible revelation. Their last may lead them to extinction. Twenty years have passed since the mysterious Near-Earth Object nicknamed Keanu appeared in the night sky and transported humans from all over Earth into its interior. There they discovered that Keanu was a long-range spaceship—and they were not alone. They joined forces with the aliens called the Architects! who had come from a distant galaxy to seek help in fighting the vicious Reivers. And they defeated them. Or so they thought. For when Keanu reestablished contact with Earth! they learned that the Reivers have taken over the planet! placing most of the population under their dominion. But mankind's last hope may yet be hidden inside the NEO. And if the men and women still in Keanu cannot find it! humanity will be finished. And the galaxy will be next. SEC DEF TO CONGRESS: QUOTAS NOT MET, BIG CHANGES LOOM! CHINA THREATENS SANCTIONS; PRESIDENT GERRY LAUGHS STOCKS UP ON SEC DEF THREAT SUMMER ’40–CAST: IT’S A DRY HEAT! YANKS’ ROBO–ARM TOSSES 4th STRAIGHT PERFECT GAME! LILY MEDINA WEDS HER FOURTH—THIS YEAR! HEADLINES, NATIONAL TIMES , 7 P.M., THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2040 WHIT Whit Murray thought: Something is happening. He had no information, no warning. There was no visual cue. Yet he felt a cold tickle at the base of his neck. It was eight in the evening, the sky still light even though the sun had set. Whit had just left the North Nellis metro stop and was hurrying toward the dorm. He was tired, he was hungry (he’d worked past clos¬ing time at the Installation cafeteria), and he was eager to score one of the top bunks. Then he realized he was alone on the sidewalk. On the tall side—at least compared to most of his contemporaries— Whit tended to slump when worn down. He was large, but not fi t, certainly not coordinated in any sense of the word. His gait, especially tonight, was more of a shamble. He also had one of those faces that teenaged humans constantly mis¬read. It had to do with his eyes, which were frequently wider open than strictly necessary, giving him an expression of superiority or disdain, none of it what he felt, but enough to encourage the odd elbow from a fellow traveler on a bus and even a couple of actual beatdowns inside the Installation itself. Posture, visage, aloneness, it all added up to robbery victim, or target for the Aggregates. For some reason—possibly gestures and nonverbal cutes from his co–workers all day—Whit realized that he wasn’t going to be robbed. He was going to be ambushed by an Aggregate, and likely taken somewhere he didn’t want to go. It had happene...
